• My first time at an archery class: ‘There’s so much tension it’s like a romantic comedy’

    In her fortnightly review of fitness and wellbeing activities, comedian Jennifer Wong finds that to succeed in life and archery, it helps to aim lowerGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI arrive at Sydney Olympic Park Archery Centre for my one-on-one lesson dressed according to instructions on its website: enclosed shoes, a long-sleeved shirt, sunglasses, a hat and with my long hair tied back. I feel like I’m undercover. Soon, though, I will be grateful to be literally under cover.It...

  • Being back in the beach house that witnessed much of my 20s feels strange and wondrous – like a sort of time travel

    I run from room to room, touching things as if they’ll somehow transport me to the past. Not much has changed in the old weatherboardGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMany years ago, a friend from university invited some of us to his mum’s beach house at Walkerville South. His mum had bought the house super cheap before the world had discovered that there was another impressive coastline in Victoria, far away from the more established houses of the...

  • The financial head of Donald Trump’s media company earned 4 times as much as CEO Devin Nunes, new documents show

    CFO Phillip Juhan was issued $4.9 million in promissory notes from Trump Media & Technology Group, vs. Nunes’s $1.2 million.

  • The Australian Defence Formula: Spend! Spend! Spend!

    The skin toasted Australian Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, who resembles, with each day, the product of an overly worked solarium, was adamant. Not only will Australians be paying a bill up to and above A$368 billion for nuclear powered submarines it does not need; it will also be throwing A$100 billion into the coffers of More

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    it's like talking to your company's top engineer

    The traditional artificial intelligence that grew up over the past decade crunched numbers -- seeking out patterns and providing predictive analytics based on likely probabilities. Enter generative AI which, among its many capabilities, provides a gateway to numerical AI predictions and observations, opening up possibilities for highly interactive verbal inquiries. Also: This year's top 8 use cases for AI, and what tech pros need to support themGenerative AI helps open the formerly very obscure...

  • On the clock: Here's how much time there is between each pick in the NFL draft

    The 2024 NFL Draft is upon us, and each team will soon be on the clock. Here’s how much time is allotted for each pick and a look at the process behind submitting a selection.

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    306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time

    A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism — and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad. Prologue: Paul was a cop. One night he was pulling second shift when he had a perfectly good idea: He'd stretch out in the back seat and take a little nap during his break. He fell right asleep, and slept well until he woke up and realized...

  • Too much screen time? School tablet provision under fire

    Some parents feel that schools are undermining their efforts to limit children's screen time.

  • Study finds that we are much more likely to find an Einstein on the political left

    A provocative fresh study has unearthed a correlation between left-wing convictions and both elevated intelligence quotient (IQ) scores and genetic markers thought to be linked with heightened intelligence. As elucidated by psychology researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities in their novel paper, published in the journal Intelligence, a plethora of intelligence assessments revealed […]

  • These Classic Sandals Always Look Expensive, No Matter How Much You Spend

    From sliders to multi-strap stilettos, we've found the best black sandals to suit every style and budget. Shop them here

  • Conflicts push global military spending to all-time high: report

    Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of $2.4 trillion as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world, researchers said Monday. Military spending rose across the globe with particularly large increases in Europe, the Middle East and Asia,

  • Genius iPhone hack will save you so much time when traveling

    Texting your flight's six-character 'flight number' opens Apple's 'Flight Preview'. The iPhone shortcut offers flight departure, arrival, and even baggage claim info. READ MORE: How